The Battle of Malvern Hills Renewed at Fredericksburg
Dispatch from Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862 details the renewed fighting near the Malvern Hills. Generals Franklin, Sumner, French, Hancock, Couch, and Hooker command varied positions with heavy artillery and infantry exchanges. Reports note crossing advances, balloon observations, and substantial casualties among multiple regiments as forces push toward entrenched positions.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Fredericksburg
Meade
Franklin
Pennsylvania
Gert. Hooker
Sickles
Birney
Whipple
Butterfield
Gen. Sumner
Professor Lowe
Eagle
General Ingalls
Hooker
Sumner
French
Noox
Sigel
Stafford Court House
O’crocn P. M
Hancock
Couch
Howard
Hauer
Burnside
Destructive Sunday Fight Near Fredericksburg Report
Sunday dispatches describe heavy skirmishing and artillery at Fredericksburg with ground gained at night and the pontoon bridge under fire. Generals Sigel Slocum and Burnside direct actions while losses mount, batteries captured, and the city suffers extensive damage.
The Ballad of Jim Sollivan and Nell Jorman
In a seven parishes tale Jim Sollivan endures a brutal marriage with Nell Jorman. After a violent quarrel he is believed dead, Nell weds Andy Curtis, and Jim returns in disguise to confront his wife. A priest inflates a haunted wake into a paid exorcism and restoration of the couple.
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Divil
Sollivan
Snowin
Evenin
Mick Hanlon
Jim
Andy Curtis
Neil Gorman
Jim Sollivan
Nell
Andy
Christ
Im Soolivan
Bain
Gastherin
Sowkins
Jim Kem
Nel
Battle sketch notes omitted incidents from Herald account
A condensed recount notes that a New York Herald battle sketch left out several incidents or treated them briefly. The writer signals that additional details exist beyond the published description.
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New York Herald
General Advance and Brutal Fire At Fredericksburg
Troops moved along the line as Stoneman's corps crossed the river to aid the left. Meade and Gibbons divisions pressed through woods toward the hills under heavy artillery and musketry. Jackson was killed while rallying his brigade as Birney's veterans rushed forward to close the breach.
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Professor Rarey
French
Hancock
Howard
Sturgis
Couche
Stonewall Jackson
Franklin
Iranklin
Richmond
Rash
Pennsylvania Sixth Lancers
Vinton
Kimball
130Th Pennsylvania
Bayard
Snyder
Virginia
Loyal
Gen. Gibbons
Howard Edmonds
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Meagher
Trish
Sigel
Slocum
Warrenton
Fredericksburg
Stoneman
Doubleday
Meade
Gibbons
Pennsylvania
Gen. Jackson
Sweringen
Latest Mail Advices from the Army
The Washington Star reports heavier American losses at Fredericksburg than earlier estimates suggested with ten thousand wounded noted at Sumner’s headquarters and fears of a larger fatal tally. General Sigel’s corps did not reach the field by noon yesterday but is expected to arrive today as the battle continues.
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Hancock
Ninth Army Corps
Eighth Regular Infantry
Sigel
Slocum
Ely’s Ford
Falmouth
New York
New York Sixty-sixth
Fredericksburg
Baptist Church
Malvern Hill
Lee
Rook
106Th Pennsylvania
Col. Moorehead
J. J. Sperry
H. Hartman
Strahan
Crew
Richard Oatey
J. Fessimire
W. Wagner
A. Newell
W. Paterson
W. Murry
Geo. W. Weaver
Charles Lukens
W. Brady
W. Evans
G. Michael
60Th Pennsylvania
Li O'Kane
Col. Owens
Pennsylvania
Baxter’s Fire Zouaves
Tist
California Regiment
Humphries
Washington Star
Sumner
Franklin
Language of Flowers Sparks War Threat Over Affection
A young man sends a rose to a woman who allegedly reads flower language, warning that war follows if not accepted. She responds with a pickle jar containing a mango. A separate folk remedy prescribes sealing a wound with a wheat flour and salt poultice. heavy bleeding may require large quantities for hours or days.
Minister with Long Service Sees Women Rest During Meeting
A veteran minister of twenty seven years observes a meeting where a woman sits asleep while others glance at each other bonnets. The scene shows distraction rather than devotion as attendees avoid the proceedings.
Gop provides feed to birds but not release into nests
A critique notes that the GOP offers food aid to birds yet does not place it directly into the nests. The remark underscores a distinction between support and direct delivery.
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